The Phantom

In the past few weeks in class I have had the pleasure of experiencing two different versions of The Phantom of the Opera. I watched the stage version, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and directed by Nick Morris and Laurence Connor, which was a filmed version of the live stage performance. I also watched the 2004 Hollywood version directed and written by Joel Schumacher. This film is a Hollywood take on the classic theatre production. I have enjoyed and disliked different aspects of the musical and

which are typically worse than the book, not in this case. The novel Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux is not a good read because of all of the faults but when the novel gets revised by Andrew Lloyd Weber into a Broadway production, it becomes an amazing work of art. In the novel Gaston Leroux has a storyline that is difficult to understand because of how the novel is written. Leroux was a journalist before he wrote the Phantom of the Opera so his journalistic style is easily seen in the piece

Norton Juster’s book, The Phantom Tollbooth successfully used different types of literary devices to introduce the main theme of the novel which was the importance of education. Juster told the story of a boy named Milo who was described as, “…a boy… who didn’t know what to do with himself- not just sometimes, but always” (1961, p. 9). Milo was very indecisive and overall, he leads a pretty boring and uneventful life. However, all of that changed when he came home from school one day and noticed

Phantom Limbs: Sensations When There Should be None The phenomenon known as the phantom limb occurs in 95-100% of amputees. It can occur soon after amputation or occur years later. It is when patients feel sensations where the arm or leg used to be as if it were still there. These sensations can be either non-painful sensations or painful sensations, which are called phantom limb pain. These non-painful sensations are described as similar feels as if the limb were there such as warmth, tingling

this summer were Phantom of the Opera and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. In Phantom of the Opera, the main character being explored is The Phantom, also known as, Erik. Erik was thin, had a skeleton frame, and was always dressed in dress clothes. He made no noise and did not speak. He stalked the building like a shadow. Mysterious events started occurring at the opera house, such as the death of Joseph Buquet, and Christine suddenly becoming a musical prodigy. The Phantom offered peace with

their heyday, but time has reduced them to unusable shells of what they used to be. Not everything retains the same quality that it had when it was first created, a concept that is evident when looking at two people. Qui-Gon Jinn of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and my grandfather are similar in how they are both headstrong and patient, but they are different in their understanding and the wisdom they possess, all of which prove age does not always change one for the better. Qui-Gon Jinn and my grandfather

interest to the public, whether it be fear or disbelief. Many rumors have been all over Paris about how an opera ghost or the phantom has taken over the opera house and it’s workers, with a constant conscience of fear. This so called “Phantom” is thought to be a ghost and many seem to think that they are haunting the opera house. One very vital fact of this case is that the Phantom may not even be a ghost at all. To explain, there are

In 1999, The Phantom Menace was released into theaters. The beginning of the saga was brought to understand where the original trilogy’s villain origin story came from and where the famous twins Luke and Leia came from. Leia stole the hearts of many in the original trilogy and it was now her mother’s turn to take the spotlight. Many did not welcome her character with open arms and rejected her. She was the young naïve queen with a crazy fashion sense who had a crush on a nine-year-old boy. At a very

DAAAAA DA DA DA DA DAAAAAAAA DA DA. I still remember the feeling in my stomach as I watched the flashing chandelier rise to the ceiling right above my head.  To think that I did not want to be there in the first place. Boy had my mom proved me wrong. It had all started at my Grandparents 50th anniversary celebration… I sat in the corner observing my surroundings. A platter of food in the center of the square room. People gathered in small groups chatting waiting for dessert to come out. I am always

The Phantoms was like “Twilight” meets “The Blind Side” to me. So if you’re the type of person that is into emotional movies that can make you relate to the character, then you definitely should check out The Phantoms because many character driven movies will fail in making you feel the way I did. The scenes were truly amazing and the movie’s tempo fluctuated very nicely even with those typical cliché parts. This movie will keep you on the end of you’re seat until the end. The Phantoms is based